File it under, ‘Duh’, BUT, it’s Good News! Let ‘em infect each other, and the world will be a better, stronger place.

A study has found that people who identify as right-wing politically are more reluctant to wear face covers to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Researchers in the UK and US discovered that those who were more right-leaning were more likely to agree that wearing a covering is “not cool”, “shameful” and a “sign of weakness”.

It comes as people will need to wear a face covering in shopping centres, banks, takeaway outlets, sandwich shops and supermarkets under new regulations due to come into force in England on Friday.